Infrastructure masters in the red building

As soon as Jia Fang turned his head, he ran to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion in the Grand View Garden to borrow a copy of "The Origin and Development of Modern Football", and then took a look at the Yihong Courtyard under construction in the Grand View Garden.

Shuangwen presided over the renovation of Yihong Courtyard. Jia Fang checked the building structure in advance, and saw that there were no major problems, so he let Shuangwen do it. This time he passed by and took a look, and felt that the progress was good, so he said to Shuangwen : "I don't worry if you do things."

Shuangwen thanked Jia Fang for his compliment with a smile, but then mentioned to Jia Fang: The money on the account is almost insufficient.The interior decoration of Yihong Courtyard originally planned by Jia Fang is extremely luxurious, but the result is very expensive.

Jia Fang immediately smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, you can spend the money in the account as you like. I should not withdraw money from this account again."

Now the economies of Taoyuan and Wuyuan have recovered and entered a rising period, and they can operate on their own. Taxes and various management fees have gradually been able to support public expenditures.Jia Fang no longer needs to subsidize Taoyuan Village's economy with his own pocket.The silver in his account is enough to meet the expenses of the Grand View Garden.

Shuang Wen immediately replied "Yes", and then asked curiously: "What kind of book is this in the third master's hand?"

Jia Fang smiled and said, "A book about Cuju."

Shuangwen immediately nodded and understood.She had seen Cuju before when she was in the Jiaofang Division, and even drew a "Cuju Picture" at the order of others.

Jia Fang is preparing to return to Taoyuanzhai with this "Origin and Development of Cuju Movement".

In this time and space, there is the sport of "cuju", but it is more performative than competitive.In Cuju, the emphasis is on keeping the ball on the ground, rather than rushing to send the ball into the goal.

Jia Fang does not want the sport to stay at the current stage, he wants more people to participate and sweat on the court.He also wants the enthusiastic audience around the stadium, always emotionally affected by the direction of the game, sometimes frustrated and sometimes excited, and finally burst into cheers of victory.

He also imagined hawkers walking among the audience with all kinds of snacks and drinks in their hands, selling Coke and popcorn... Now he can't think about Coke, the current level of technology does not support him to produce any Sparkling drinks, but popcorn is doable.

For this reason, Jia Fang turned to Hengwuyuan to find seedlings that could pop corn.When this kind of corn is planted, the villagers of Taoyuan Village will be able to watch theaters and football with popcorn in their hands.

As for why he should refer to "the origin and development of modern football", it is because Jia Fang needs to reshape the rules of Cuju.Football has developed to the age he lived in and has developed quite maturely, and the rules are relatively complicated.It is not easy for officers and soldiers, reformed subjects and villagers to accept it quickly.

So he would rather look for the most basic rules at the origin of this kind of sport: those simple and refreshing sports rules without too much consideration and too many constraints, allowing participants to get started with the fastest speed, and at the same time Experience the endless fun of this kind of exercise in the process of trying.

But when he went back to Taoyuan Village and asked around, no one knew what to do with the ball used in Cuju.He himself does not know.Everyone has only heard of Cuju as a sport, but no one knows how the ball came about.

The sweat dripped down the back of Jia Fang's head: No wonder everyone would rather throw stones than play football.

The first few rubber trees he moved here to plant have grown up, and he can try to tap rubber at this time, but no one knows how to use the natural rubber that is cut out; even the most exploratory Gui Xiaxue said that it must Give the Faculty of Science enough time to experiment - otherwise the Faculty of Science won't try.

In the end, the collective wisdom of the villagers still played a role. Someone thought of using pig urine foam to make a liner, and then sewn the shell with cow and sheep skin.Everyone tried it once, and they really made a ball.Jia Fang tried it, and the elasticity is really good. It feels close to the football used in later generations, but the weight is slightly heavier, and it may become moldy after a long time.

But no matter what, there is finally a ball to play.

At this time, Jia Fang had already summed up the rules formulated when the modern football game just originated from the books: each side had 11 players, one player could use his hands to keep the goal, and the others could not use their hands but could only kick with their feet.

After Jia Fang announced the rules, he let everyone play without any restrictions.

Unexpectedly, a few days later, both Shengli villages submitted applications to Jia Fang, requesting approval for a special piece of land to be used as a venue for organizing Cuju competitions.

It turns out that the charm of this "world's number one sport" is really amazing.On the surface, more than 20 people compete for a ball and try to send the ball into the opponent's goal, but as long as you try it once, or even watch it on the sidelines for a while, you will have a general feeling: among them, the doorway is very deep.

Jia Fang readily approved the site construction application.The officers and soldiers of the two villages and the reformed subjects were very grateful to Jia Fang, and specially invited him to try to play the game together.

Jia Fang could only politely decline: he has always been more theoretical than practical about the world's number one movement. His early school experience has fully proved that Jia Fang is a person with a strong mind and simple limbs. He can build a very complex spatial system in his mind. But he has never been able to control the ball at his feet.

But the kindness of the villagers in Shengli Village was hard to refuse, and Jia Fang couldn't refuse, so he had an idea: "Why don't I come and be your coach?"

"Coach? Is it the head coach of the 80 imperial army?"

Jia Fang imagined himself wearing a felt hat like Lin Chong's and wearing a cloak, walking in the wind and snow... He quickly shook his head: "No, it's not like that."

He explained patiently: "It's like this. Each team has a coach. What this coach teaches is not about boxing skills, but how to organize and cooperate, how to stand on the court, who to pass the ball to, and who to attack. "

"I can coach one of your teams for a while, and coach two coaches by the way. After my coaching period is over, these two new coaches will each lead a team, how about it?"

Both teams agreed, and a grand draw ceremony was held to decide which team Jia Fang would be the coach of.In the end, the luck of the second village was slightly better. Jia Fang became the head coach of the second village, but the assistant coaches under him suddenly expanded to four people. In addition to the two villages of Shengli, representatives from Taoyuanzhai and Wuyuan County were also included.

After Jia Fang left and took office, he found that he still had a lot to teach.In addition to various basic rules, Jia Fang also taught the villagers who played football various basic positions and formations, and often needed to be reminded of some very basic precautions, and often played the role of a referee.

"In addition to kicking, you can also head--"

"You can throw the ball with your hands on the sidelines, but you can't walk into the court!"

"No, no, you can't hit people... You can't hit people even if you lose the ball. Haven't you heard of friendship first and competition second?"

"..."

As a last resort, Jia Fang added four referee reserve players in addition to training four assistant coaches.

In mid-April, the First Prince came back from Pingnan Camp, and found that the "Wuyuan-Taoyuan" line was no longer what he recognized at the beginning.

Jia Fang and Yuan Hua, the magistrate of Wuyuan County, went to pick them up together. When they saw the two hundred horses brought by the eldest prince, there were only one hundred horses left when they came back.

Jia Fang immediately guessed: "Is the pasture in Yongning Prefecture very suitable for His Royal Highness?"

The First Prince nodded: "The only thing that went well in this trip was this matter." He found a pretty good alpine meadow in Yongning Prefecture, suitable for raising horses.He left a hundred horses there, just to build a horse farm and breed these famous horses.

"The Pingnan camp is a little worse than this king thought. I am used to staying in the northwest, and facing such a military force, it is really..." The eldest prince himself was a little embarrassed to go on, so he could only sigh Take a breath.

"Take your time!" Jia Fang still said the same thing, eat food one bite at a time, and walk step by step on the road.The reform of the various long-standing disadvantages of Pingnan Daying is not something that can be accomplished overnight.

"You're right, don't be in a hurry." The eldest prince chatted with Jia Fang as he walked, "The idea of ​​garrisoning the fields is very popular with the soldiers. Of course, those generals who are empty-paid are very unhappy and are breaking up with me in the camp. After a long time, I told them that when the results of farming in Wuyuan County are achieved, you will follow suit one by one—so, old...Jia,"

He originally wanted to call him "Lao Liu", but seeing Yuan Hua beside him, he quickly changed his name.

"You must get results from farming here!" The eldest prince bet all his treasures on Jia Fang.

"However, when I came back from Yongning Prefecture, I heard about it in the capital of Yong'an Prefecture. It is said that you have come up with a new trick. What kind of 'cuju' league is there?"

Jia Fang smiled modestly: "Even you heard about it?"

Yuan Hua, the magistrate of the county, deliberately flattered Jia Fang, and said good things about Jia Fang in front of the eldest prince: "The official of the Cuju League has also watched a match. It is really exciting. Watching it makes one's blood boil, and it will be a long time since the end of the game. Can't let go..."

Who knew that the eldest prince said coldly: "This king is also a master of Cuju. Even among the knights under his command, eight out of ten are good at Cuju."

Yuan Hua: Er...

"Since this is the case, I naturally want to show people the Cuju League. It would be even better if I can win something."

It turned out that the eldest prince was not as simple as hearing some anecdote, but came to challenge publicly.

Yuan Hua immediately blushed, wondering whether he should give the eldest prince a generous gift, and apologize.

Unexpectedly, Jia Fang's eyes lit up, and he stared at the eldest prince and said, "Your Highness, the rules of this 'League' are very different from the Cuju in Beijing, if you want to participate, you must understand the rules in advance. "

The eldest prince let out a "hum" from his nostrils, he was proud and straightforward, Jia Fang asked him to understand the rules but he dismissed him, saying: "I will find someone to ask at that time."

Jia thought at ease: Then you are doomed.He has already figured out which side to bet on when the time comes.

Yuan Hua, the county magistrate, was not so clever, and said with a smile: "Your Highness is a genius in the sky, so this Cuju competition is naturally a no-brainer - I will also take advantage of His Highness's east wind to win some prizes. "

Yuan Hua, the county magistrate, sided with the First Prince, and even allowed the First Prince to bring his cavalry to fight on behalf of Wuyuan County.

Now there are ten teams in the "Taoyuan-Wuyuan" league, two teams in Shengli New Village, two teams in Taoyuan Village, one team in Wuyuan County, and one team in each of the three townships under the jurisdiction of Wuyuan County.

Even each village, township and village has built its own competition venue as the "home field".

The First Prince and his cavalry represented Wuyuan County in the battle, which meant that their results would be included in the points of the "Wuyuan County City Team" this season.

The game happened to be held in Shengli No. [-] Village. Team No. [-] of Shengli No. [-] Village played against Wuyuan County Team at home.The eldest prince and his subordinates came aggressively, but they were killed without leaving any behind, and they were defeated by a big score.The county magistrate Yuan Hua, who was eager to flatter the eldest prince, lost a lot of money, and also disappointed the hopeful fans of Wuyuan County.

Compared with the teams from Shengli Second Village, the First Prince's Cuju kicks are certainly good-looking, but they are completely flamboyant and impractical in the game.Moreover, the eldest prince lacked cooperation with his subordinates, and dribbled too much alone, making it extremely easy for the opponent to snatch the ball.

On the contrary, the players of Shengli No. [-] Village and No. [-] Team played concisely and well, paid attention to tactical cooperation, and had a tenacious and aggressive style. They didn't even give the eldest prince much face, which made the onlookers sweat for them.

After the match, Jia Fang greeted the First Prince with a smile on the sidelines, and asked, "Your Highness, how do you feel?"

The eldest prince didn't feel much frustration about losing. He sat down on the sidelines, took the cool white tea from Jia Fang, gulped it up, and said, "Very good!"

"This match is very good!" The eldest prince is very shrewd in military affairs, so naturally he will not stick to the momentary victory or defeat.

"Nearly an hour of running can allow the soldiers to exercise daily; paying attention to cooperation when dribbling and passing the ball can enhance the tacit understanding of the soldiers; offense and defense can help them understand basic tactics; Keep them motivated..."

After a game, the eldest prince actually summed up so many advantages of this sport, but Jia Fang did not think so far before.His original intention was just to find something for the officers and soldiers of Shengli New Village in their spare time—who knew that it became another successful experience worth promoting in the eyes of the First Prince?

"I'm going to write a letter to the Northwest Camp right now, asking them to follow suit! And the Pingnan Camp, it's the same!" The eldest prince stood up and hurried to leave.

Jia Fang reminded: "Your Majesty, go take a shower first, change your clothes, and then it's not too late to talk about this."

"What?" This time it was really the eldest prince's turn to be completely surprised, "You can still take a shower here? You don't want me to jump into the river to take a bath like everyone else!" The concept of privacy is still strong.

Jia Fang was speechless immediately: Is the condition of the player's locker room so bad in this newly built stadium?

The newly built row of houses next to the stadium is the player locker room. In this locker room, cubicle shower rooms are installed. Every player in the game can enjoy a hot bath in a separate shower cubicle.As long as you turn on the faucet, you can get hot water-although the hot water needs to be pumped and boiled at the beginning of the game, there are always some enthusiastic fans who are willing to provide these conveniences for the players.

The eldest prince didn't believe that such a thing really existed in the world until he turned on the faucet with his own hands and touched the gushing hot water with his own hands. He couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Lao Liu, what else do you have that I don't know..."

Jia Fang: Boss, you don't know...there are really too many.

For a while, the eldest prince took a hot shower, changed into a casual robe, and walked out slowly.His hair was still wet, so it wasn't tied up, it was just thrown loosely behind his head.As soon as he went out, his burly figure and suave handsome face caused a group of female fans to scream.

The eldest prince pulled his face immediately, and asked Jia Fang in a deep voice: "Why are there so many women in this camp?"

It is taboo for women to appear in the barracks.The eldest prince is so nervous.

Jia Fang replied very easily: "Because the area where the stadium is located is separated from the camp in Tuntian. In addition, this place is only open to the public during games, and no one else will come in except for player training. Besides Oh, there is always an inspection team patrolling here, no one will mess around..."

Before he finished speaking, a group of women singing with clear voices came from a distance, as if they were here to slap Jia Fang in the face.

The eldest prince turned to Jia Fang: "So what?"

Jia Fang said very easily: "This is the antiphonal song meeting at the activity center. Would you like to go and take part in it, Your Highness?"

"Song meeting?" The eldest prince put his hand on his forehead and said, "Lao Liu, you have so many tricks here! You know, in the Northwest camp, even if there is a woman, we will follow Rulin Da. Like an enemy, you have to keep an eye on her and hurry out of the camp...Why do you act like there are no taboos here?"

Jia Fang smiled: "Because this is not a big camp!"

This is where the officers and soldiers of the Pingnan Battalion engaged in production, and they had to face long-term farming tasks.Forcing officers and soldiers to stay away from women is not only inhumane, but may cause other problems.

Jia Fang believes that it is better to avoid such things.

The eldest prince immediately sighed, and asked Jia Fang: "That's why you said in the letter that you are going to start a pilot program of distributing 'homesteads' near the camp, set up family areas, and let officers get married?"

Jia Fang shook his head: "It's not for military officers to get married, but for qualified people to have a chance to start a family."

Those who meet the conditions here are not necessarily all officers.

The conditions of the pilot project he envisioned are as follows: considering age, military rank, and farming points, a group of people will be selected to participate in the blind date meeting in Taoyuanzhai and Wuyuan County. If a suitable blind date can be found, then he will approve On the homestead, a separate family area is set up outside the garrison camp, so that officers and soldiers can also live a family life.

But when the eldest prince asked what the conditions were, Jia Fang casually said "Guess".

The first prince swung his fist as big as a dustpan towards Jia Fang at once, and at the same time he pretended to shout: "Lao Liu, your skin is itchy!"

Jia Fang also hurriedly hugged his head and tried to escape, thinking that the two brothers really did not see each other!